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Bikram Yoga is the original healing Hot Yoga practiced around the world.

Bikram Yoga is a sequence of 26 postures and 2 breathing exercises practiced in a Hot room. Each class is 90 minutes and are taught by talented Certified Instructors who deliver the healing technique and automatic benefits of this time-tested Yoga method. Bikram Yoga is an incredible healing practice that can serve as daily meditation and athletic exercise merged into one amazing experience.

The 26 postures and 2 breathing exercises work together in sequence to restore natural range of motion to the body, heal old injuries, and calm the mind. Practicing Yoga in the hot room accelerates progress while diminishing the chance for injury as a warm body is supple and pliable.

The heat helps you sweat and cleanse the body. Deep breathing delivers high-speed, oxygenated blood to every muscle and organ. Bikram Yoga is much more than an exercise class. Each class is a 90 minute meditation of body, mind, and breath. Fitness is a natural result of this meditation.

This process, through the healing technique of the postures, provides a whole body therapy that leaves you feeling absolutely amazing.

Why the heat?

Heat warms the muscles, allowing for deeper stretching with a reduced chance for injury. It is also much easier to correct misalignments in the body if it is warm and flexible. The body is like steel: you can’t bend it unless it is hot. Then, you can shape it however you want.

Warm muscles burn fat more efficiently

The heat and the intensity of the postures promote sweating. As a result, your body undergoes an incredible detoxification, releasing impurities through the largest eliminative organ you have - your skin

Practicing in a heated room increases the heart rate for a strong cardiovascular workout

Yeah but I'm nervous about the heat!

You're not alone. The heat is definitely something that takes getting used to. First on a physical level (getting one's body acclimated to the environment), then on a psychological level (moving beyond fear and coming to trust and embrace this element of practice). The heat will help you improve faster, more safely. Some look at the heat as a huge challenge. Try to think of the heat as a tool you can use to enhance your practice rather than an obstacle to overcome. By working with the heat, rather than against it, you'll feel much more at ease in your practice.

To preempt any dizzy, weird feelings in the hot room please arrive hydrated! This will make your class much more enjoyable. Yoga works deep. If there's not enough fluid / mineral concentration in your blood, weird feelings are a natural result. Please do not blame the Yoga if you arrive dehydrated, hungover, with a belly full of burrito and don't feel great during class.

If you feel overwhelmed please rest on your Yoga mat.Do not abruptly run for the door as this is not safe. If you feel overwhelmed, allow yourself to rest on your Yoga mat for a few minutes before joining in the postures by either sitting upright or by lying down fully in Savasana (on your back totally relaxed legs / arms straight). With more classes, these sensations will be a memory and you'll feel awesome in the hot room. If needed, the teacher will open a window or door, use the fans, or even grab you some more water. Just breathe - everything else is optional.

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